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Regardless of the particulars of his guilt or innocence regarding the alleged crime of murder, the direct consequence of his being caught is his incarceration.
At this moment, he has not been tried and is therefore presumptively innocent in the eyes of the law.
He is incarcerated. It is common to view such deprivation of personal liberty as a punitive measure. Thus he is being punished.
Why is he being punished? He is not being punished for any crime--by operation of law, that cannot happen until his guilt is established at trial, which has not happened. The sole remaining reason for his current punishment is that he was apprehended by the police.
He is being punished for being apprehended. Ergo, he was wrong to get caught.
Yes, I know how the justice system works. Why do you insist on being obtuse? :roll:
I guess I'll just have to ask you directly: If he is found guilty, do you find his actions objectionable?